Where did the Spanish Ortiz family come from? What is the Spanish Ortiz family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ortiz family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ortiz family history?

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Ortiz family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and one of the most common patronymic suffix is "iz." The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The name Ortiz is derived from the Latin personal name Fortunio, which means fortunate.

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ortiz research. Another 159 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1227, 1455, 1503, 1500, 1508, 1510, 1570 and 1545 are included under the topic Early Ortiz History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Ortiz Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ortiz Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.